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Historic view of the Fraser River shoreline near Fort Langley and Derby Reach
Outdoors

Derby Reach: camping and trails on Langley's Fraser shore

Derby Reach Regional Park pairs Fraser River trails and heritage orchards with the Edgewater Bar campground and the Fort-to-Fort Trail into Fort Langley.

A trail through the forest at Campbell Valley Regional Park in Langley
Outdoors

Campbell Valley Regional Park: Langley's 29 km of trails and history

Campbell Valley Regional Park packs 29 km of trails, a historic farmstead, a schoolhouse, and even an old NASCAR oval into south Langley's largest park.

The restored Vorce tram station at Burnaby Village Museum
Community

Burnaby Village Museum: the free 1920s village at Deer Lake Park

Burnaby Village Museum recreates a 1920s village with 31 buildings, a 1912 carousel, and a restored interurban tram. Admission is free, at Deer Lake Park.

View across Mill Lake in Abbotsford toward trees and distant hills
Outdoors

Mill Lake: the Abbotsford mill pond that became the city's front yard

Mill Lake anchors central Abbotsford with a loop trail and boardwalks, but it began as a Sto:lo fishery and boomed as one of BC's biggest sawmill sites.

A heritage Queen Anne style house near Queen's Park in New Westminster
Outdoors

Queen's Park: New Westminster's 1887 original, BC's first park

Queen's Park opened in 1887 for Queen Victoria's golden jubilee and was BC's first public park. Its arena, petting farm, trails, and 135 years of stories.

Sunrise over Alouette Lake in Maple Ridge with mountains reflected in the water
Outdoors

Alouette Lake guide: Maple Ridge's mountain reservoir

Alouette Lake stretches 16 km beneath the Golden Ears, was renamed in 1914, and hides a dam-and-tunnel power story. Beaches, paddling, and history.

The restored Stewart Farmhouse on Crescent Road in Surrey
Community

Historic Stewart Farm: Surrey's 1890s farmhouse on the Nicomekl River

Historic Stewart Farm preserves an 1890s farmhouse and 54 acres on the Nicomekl River in South Surrey, once the heart of a 440-acre family farm.

The Fraser River boardwalk at Westminster Quay in New Westminster
Food & Drink

River Market: New Westminster's 24-vendor food hall on the Fraser

River Market at Westminster Quay packs 24 local vendors and food stalls beside the Fraser River boardwalk, five minutes from New Westminster SkyTrain.

Burnaby Lake on a cloudy day with distant city towers
Outdoors

Burnaby Lake: 19 km of trails and 214 bird species

Burnaby Lake Regional Park circles a 12,000-year-old glacial lake with 19 km of trails, 214 visiting bird species, Piper Spit, and a rowing and paddling scene.

A trail through tall second-growth forest in Green Timbers, Surrey
Outdoors

Green Timbers: the Surrey forest that taught BC how to replant

Green Timbers Urban Forest is 560 acres of replanted rainforest in Surrey, the birthplace of BC reforestation, with 10 km of trails and a trout lake.

Kanaka Creek winding through forest in Maple Ridge
Outdoors

Kanaka Creek: Maple Ridge's salmon park and falls

Kanaka Creek Regional Park runs 11 km from the Fraser River to Cliff Falls, with a hatchery, viewing towers, and one of Metro Vancouver's best salmon runs.

A group of guitarists performing together
Events

Rock the Block's Halloween strum-along comes to New West Oct. 30

The first Epic Halloween Sip N Strum fills New Westminster Secondary's Grand Commons on Oct. 30, a $20 fundraiser for the Rock the Block Society.